Now, I'm not sure if WMD was talking to me or not (since it seems likely he was talking to Xnijmai or whoever), but he's wrong about the benevolent dictatorship bit. See, all members joined Iwaku of our their own accord, and moderators are just members with power intended to settle disputes between other members. Admins are just members who are responsible for keeping the website up. Both the mods and admins of Iwaku, at least in the present state, have been normal members before and should understand what it's like.
Nobody in authority on a forum should ever act like dictators, at least not in my book. Especially if said forum's goal is not to make money.
they hold the power, and weild it for the good of all.
they are not elected, but chosen. whether tat is by the admins or themselves is irrelevent.
there is not election or vote.
thus it is a benevolent dictatorship.
do not confuse it with a malevolent dictatorship, which is what i fear you mean when you say "act like a dictator"
we are but humble members, and on our best days we may reach teh dizzying peak of moddom, but thats it.
we do no have the right to demand anything.
we have the right to ask.
now call me whatever the fuck you like, but I'm a loyalist.
and i do see it as our job to roleplay not whine about stuff.
i mean, when you said "this change favors mods" i lost my temper, and rather than post drunkenly i psoted in a vengeful, angry state.
why did i loose my temper? because to me it seemed like you were sayign the mods and admins
owed you something, like Iwaku
owed you something.
the case is, Iwaku owes no one anything, apart from Diana and Asmodeus, whos tepped in in our hour of need and helped save the forum.
whilst i agree with you that the postcounts should not be deleted, it was my interpretation of the way you responded that aggrevated me.
that said, the key word there is
interpretation so i probably read the wrong kinda spin into it.
i do tht i real life too........its a pain in the arse.